Jonny Cruz, 19, was shot and killed during an illegal car rally in southwest Bakersfield on the night of February 5, 2022. The shooting happened about 10:57 p.m. in the parking lot of a shopping center on the 2300 block of White Lane. Cruz was taken to Kern Medical, where he later died; another man was injured and released from the hospital.

Bakersfield police said a fight broke out at the rally and the disturbance turned deadly. Investigators initially described two suspects, a Hispanic man and a Black man. Authorities later arrested 25-year-old Bryce Vonta Williams in Memphis after he left California; he was charged with first-degree murder, assault with a firearm, and possession of a firearm by a felon.

Anyone with information about the shooting, the rally, or other people who may have been involved is asked to come forward.